While the Loughborough Lightning wing left Paris with a silver medal in her luggage, Scurfield had to watch as her teammates almost went the distance from her hospital bed.
Round nine of the Bunnings NPC saw Taranaki take the Ranfurly Shield off Tasman, two All Blacks return for Counties, and Southland putting up a record performance over North Harbour.
A dazzling display by first five-eighth Luke Carty and dogged second half defense earned the USA a 28-15 victory over neighbours Canada in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup.
After a three-year hiatus, USA Rugby will renew its border rivalry with Canada. The two teams have not met since 2021, when USA delivered a crushing win in the second leg of their World Cup Qualifier series.
Three matches are scheduled for Athlone: Ireland-Australia (2pm local time), France-Wales (4:30pm) and South Africa-England (7pm). Over in Stellenbosch, it’s Argentina-Fiji (2pm), Georgia-Italy (4:30pm) and New Zealand-Spain (7pm).
Rugby Australia have revealed a preliminary 45-man Australia U20 squad ahead of the expanded 2024 international schedule.
The All Blacks are in the Rugby World Cup final again. They will tussle with South Africa who have also won three finals and lost eight games in tournament history.
The selected players will attend a ten-day training camp with head coach Nathan Grey for the Junior Wallabies campaign at the World Rugby U20 Championships in June.
There's a rather ironic twist to the named Strong Carling Champions Team, a fan voted composite side who will take on Italy A on Saturday at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
The name and the accent are Irish but the heart of rising Toulouse star Josh Brennan belongs to France